1 · Learn3 of 6 · 5 min
Study a Verse
Pick any verse to see what it means and how to use it in your life.
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 18.76
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम् ।
केशवार्जुनयो: पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहु: ॥ ७६ ॥
rājan saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya
saṁvādam imam adbhutam
keśavārjunayoḥ puṇyaṁ
hṛṣyāmi ca muhur muhuḥ
O King, as I repeatedly recall this wondrous and holy dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, I take pleasure, being thrilled at every moment.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
3 study points
The speaker feels thrilled at every moment as he recalls the holy dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna.
Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa consciousness brings growing spiritual understanding and joy at every moment.
Hear the Gītā from the right source—directly from Kṛṣṇa—to attain full Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Sanjaya recalls and finds thrilling pleasure at every moment by remembering Bhagavad-gita
Transcendental position of spiritual life
Understanding of Bhagavad-gita is so transcendental that anyone who becomes conversant with the topics of Bhagavad-gita becomes righteous and cannot forget such talks
How one develops such understanding — This comes from hearing from the right source and leads to full Krishna consciousness
Result of Krishna consciousness
One becomes increasingly enlightened
Enjoys life with a thrill, not only for some time, but at every moment
Sanjaya ecstatically thinks of the wondrous form of Krishna
Predicts victory for Arjuna, the supreme archer, and Krishna, the master of all mystics
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 18.76 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?
Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.